Movies - General Discussion

[Whitley]

Maybe. I didn’t care for the first two Thor movies. But I saw the 3rd one first which was awesome and it probably made the first one look worse than it was.

I haven't see Ragnarok. I loved the first Thor movie. Kenneth Brannagh took the material seriously. I thought Hemsworth and Portman had very good chemistry. I thought Darcy (I forget the actress name) stole the scenes she was in.

I did see Love and Thunder and thought it was a fine popcorn movie. Bale was very good as Gor (though man I wish they would have given him more to do--Gor is truly terrifying in the comics). Again Portman and Hemsworth were very good together. They leaned in a little too much on the comedy side of things, but given that Korg is the narrator of the movie I can forgive it. I liked that Jane Foster wound up in Valhalla, because she deserved and it leaves the door open for her character (I doubt Portman ever comes back) to come back as Valkyrie.

The problem the the MCU has when Avengers 5 comes around is that no one (outside of Loki) is aware of the threat Kang is presenting. Lang and Co. know of Kang but figure the threat is over now.

I think everything was setting for Chadwick to be the next leader of the Avengers but with his passing there is a big hole left. The Avengers are going to lack a tactical planner nad will be missing ALOT of big hitters (Iron Man, T'Challa being deal. Steve Rogers being old). Captain Marvel is probably in deep space. Wanda is gone for a long time. Who knows where Vision will be in the first part of Avengers./Kang. I highly doubt Pepper Potts will be suiting up as Rescue.

so you have a possible lineup of

Loki
Thor
Ant-Man and Wasp
Dr. Strange (maybe Wong)
Falcon Cap
Bucky
Hulk

with other longshot possibiliites

She-Hulk
Shuri
Spectrum/Photon (Monica Rambeau)
Ms. Marvel
Namor (real longshot)
Ironheart (Riri Williams)
Valkyrie
Hercules (a real long long shot)
Groot
Rocket Racoon

[edindetroit]

But he has Amazon-Prime (i don’t) and i rented “Play Misty for me” last night. Obviously saw it before about 35 years ago…… but holy shit. That must’ve been ahead of its time. Jessica Walter is SCARY AS FUUUUCK! (And was very good looking) Had to sleep with the light on after that sort of thing!

Saw Poltergeist at the theater when it came out. The next day I went down to the basement and lights were off and I'm like "I don't want to be here"! Only movie to have affected me like that.

[edindetroit]

Yes, it'd be interesting to hear how the younger generation would rate this. And other 70s movies.

Remember years ago telling my kids "Duel" was awesome....., (Fuel Tanker film, Dennis Weaver, Spielberg directing)........., My kids: "Dad?? That was absolute crap."
One of them left the room before it was even finished.

A coworker and his wife would watch Duel all the time and make fun of it. Their own cult classic. "Geez I just passed a stupid rig a couple of times and the guy goes all to pieces".

[Marko69]

Poltergeist still holds up today for scariness. That old guy with the black hat?? Holy fk. Imagine seeing him on your way for a leak @ 3am. Instant coronary.

[CGVT]

Poltergeist still holds up today for scariness. That old guy with the black hat?? Holy fk. Imagine seeing him on your way for a leak @ 3am. Instant coronary.

I can't watch horror flicks. They freak me out and I start seeing ghosts. Ha!

[Tom]

I started watching Big George Foreman Netflix with my dad. He was a huge boxing fan back in the day and he’s getting a kick out of the movie. It’s entertaining.

[Marko69]

I can't watch horror flicks. They freak me out and I start seeing ghosts. Ha!

You ok with the gorey flicks. Texas Chainsaw and Freddie Kruger etc? Not a fan, but i’m ok with them.

It’s the paranormal stuff that really gets me crapping it.
6 years ago, made the mistake of going to see Paranormal Activity 4 with my daughter. Security cameras all over the house. The kitchen with centre island, (center) ….. pots hanging above. Nothing moving in first 3 scenes here, …… one pot swinging in the next two …… the next scene, the pot slows down swinging but then drops onto the steel countertop.
Oh my freakin God. Popcorn flew everywhere. Completely bricked it. I turned to look at my daughter……. She had on a hoodie…… hood was up and tied in front of her face! 🤦♂️

[Awful Llama]

You ok with the gorey flicks. Texas Chainsaw and Freddie Kruger etc? Not a fan, but i’m ok with them.

It’s the paranormal stuff that really gets me crapping it.
6 years ago, made the mistake of going to see Paranormal Activity 4 with my daughter. Security cameras all over the house. The kitchen with centre island, (center) ….. pots hanging above. Nothing moving in first 3 scenes here, …… one pot swinging in the next two …… the next scene, the pot slows down swinging but then drops onto the steel countertop.
Oh my freakin God. Popcorn flew everywhere. Completely bricked it. I turned to look at my daughter……. She had on a hoodie…… hood was up and tied in front of her face! 🤦♂️

My wife is the horror fan, but I usually avoid the genre. I've made exceptions for movies that were directed by a favorite director, like The Shining, or that had great reviews, like The Orphanage, but usually I steer clear. But, my wife kept at me at me to watch the Paranormal series with her and I finally relented. Believe I watched the first four, and, I thought they were well done, but damn, did they give me the heebie-jeebies.

And you best believe, at my insistence, that we sleep with the damn bedroom door closed.

[LightninBoy]

Horror has become my favorite genre over the past few years. Seems like the vast number of good low budget and/or independent films are horror. I like films that explore unique concepts which is why I gravitate towards horror and Scifi, and of course the two genres easy combine because they are heavily concept driven.

[froot loops]

I truly think it was more shocking to Captain Renault that there was gambling at Ricks American Cafe than this news.

[Cody_Russell]

Ah yes, Casablanca reference. Totally understand it now. (Well, as of 2 years ago because that’s when I saw the film for the first time…)

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I did see an older film last night that might be up there as best watch in recent memory. Along with “Parasite” and “Oppenheimer.”

”Incendies” (2010) Directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Very powerful and moving journey following a mother and her daughter in different timelines. Based on tragic historical events in Lebanon. I felt emotionally wrecked after watching it because some of the emotional scenes. The climatic reveal was insane. Just a damned great film. Not a film for everyone because it’s a slow burn in the first act and foreign language, but that doesn’t bother me. I’m a sucker for coming of age and narratives that can be this well done.

[edindetroit]

Here ya go Deb.

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[Forsh]

Here ya go Deb.

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I watched that for the first time a couple weeks ago ... in a theater

[Cody_Russell]

“Killers of the Flower Moon” is a great movie.
Paced pretty well given the runtime because there isn’t wasted air. The story that it’s based on is tragic with it’s greed and corruption. People can be evil and it’s a shame… I was mostly impressed with the actress that portrayed the Mollie character. DiCaprio and DeNiro also with acting performances that you would expect in a Scorsese film. Probably won’t watch it ever again, but that’s not a complaint. Glad I saw it. 2nd best film from 2023 so far IMO.

[jaadam4]

2nd best? Whats #1